I am a kindergarten teacher at Salyersville Grade School in Magoffin County. This is my second year teaching kindergarten. Kindergarten students progress at such varying levels. I am constantly assessing them to fully understand their abilities in order to ensure that my instruction is effective and reaching them at their individual levels. I…Read More

Another grant that I was so fortunate to receive was the new BREAKOUT EDU kits. This year I became departmentalized, teaching 3rd and 4th grade math, and very quickly realized that my students were performing below grade level at the beginning of the year. I began researching ways to combat this and words such as activating strategy, limited…Read More

This year my grant focuses on how better to prepare my students for the 21st century and problem solving. I have received a grant for Dash and Dot robots and lesson plans for my math class. I hope to implement coding into my 3rd and 4th grade math class this school year and allow my students to be more creative thinkers and prepare a foundation…Read More

The creativity and innovation of 6th graders in Southeastern Kentucky brought Science to life in 2016, as the “Lab Ratz” shared wacky Science experiments with students from one corner of the world to the other through the creation of Science You Tube videos. This year my STEAM students will “Go Big or Go Home!” Every unit will include STEAM e…Read More